Sorry, Hildy, you weren’t invited to this rodeo
Here we go again, wasting a half-hour of our time on the Events Center debate. And surprise, surprise, Stormland doesn’t have any opposing views, only Mike and Jim’s view, and on top of that, Angela allows Mike to speak for the dissenting council members, without even mentioning their names. Huether also requested that the DT proponents not be allowed on the show, and Stormland caved to Mike’s demands. Lazy and irresponsible journalism indeed.
Here are some things that came out of the interview;
2004-2005 Task Force Spent $250,000
Last Task Force Spent $175,000
Huether wants to spend $1 million. And we still don’t have it on the ballot. Angela points out that it could fail on the ballot after the money is spent, and Mike goes into his normal Mr. Positive rant.
Jim claims the DT site would not work because of lack of parking and the railroad with no mention of the new CNA Surety parking ramp. Mike also has a loss of words when asked why he is not letting the DT proponents into the discussion. My question is why didn’t Stormland let them into the discussion? So now the mayor determines content on your TV station. Unfckbelvble. Mike knows Hildebrand is smart, that is why he hired him to run his campaign. He also knows Steve would have handed Jim and Mike their asses on a platter when they start crying about the DT location.
Mike says the ‘hottest topic’ when it comes to the EC is how to pay for it. Well, no shit Sherlock. Then why won’t you let us vote on that funding source.
I have said all along we could save a lot of money by making this very simple. There should be a three-question ballot;
1. Do you want the city to build a New Events Center? Yes or No.
If you voted ‘Yes’ please vote on the following;
2. Do you prefer (a) The Arena Site (b) Downtown Site (c) Neither
3. What funding source would you like to see (based on a $150 – 200 million budget);
(a) Bonding entire project (b) Sales tax increase (c) a combination of bonding, private money and other revenue sources.